Cedar Hill Cemetery Foundation's Fan Box

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

HHLT and New York Times

Cedar Hill Cemetery Foundation welcomed 250 people to its annual Haunted History Lantern Tour. "Tourists" were visited by the "spirits" of Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles, Colt gun manufacturers Samuel and Elizabeth Colt, women's suffragist and spiritualist Isabella Beecher Hooker, the Mark Howard "Bad" Angel, and dentist Dr. Horace Wells. Each of these notables shared a piece of their lives and accomplishments with the audience. The event has received rave reviews, and we are already looking forward to next year's Haunted History Lantern Tour.

In addition, Cedar Hill Cemetery was recognized in the Sunday, October 26th edition of the New York Times: "Among the state's most beautiful cemeteries is Cedar Hill Cemetery in Hartford, 270 acres of scenic walkways, a lake, specimen trees, jogging trails, a chapel and hillocks stippled with mausoleums, Egyptian obelisks and tombs of notables of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. On its hills and byways are Charles Dudley Warner, who co-wrote with Mark Twain The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today, the artist William Glackens and the poet Wallace Stevens." If you have still not visited Cedar Hill Cemetery, come and see why people love Cedar Hill Cemetery for yourself.

Even though Cedar Hill Cemetery Foundation's 2008 tours and events season has come to a conclusion, we welcome visitors and offer self-guided tour maps for people interested in discovering some of Cedar Hill's extensive history. We look forward to seeing you soon!

Friday, October 10, 2008

Cedar Hill's Haunted History Lantern Tour

Join us Friday, October 24th for Cedar Hill Cemetery Foundation's Annual Haunted History Lantern Tour. This is the only night during the year that Cedar Hill opens its gates to the public. Groups of 30 people will be led by lantern light through the historic sections of the Cemetery to meet some of Cedar Hill's most notable residents played by character actors. The tour will take approximately 45 minutes. Tickets will be available for $5.00 for CHCF members and $8.00 for nonmembers. Children 12 and under are free. The rain date for this event is Saturday, October 25th. Please call 860-956-3311 for additional information.

Friday, October 3, 2008

Civil War Men and Monuments Tour Tomorrow!

Civil War expert Mike McBride will lead Saturday's Civil War Men and Monuments tour. This tour will commence at the Samuel and Elizabeth Colt monument on Section 2 at 10:00 am. While Cedar Hill Cemetery did not have its first burial until 1866, after the conclusion of the Civil War, there are several Civil War soldiers interred here. Mr. McBride will share with you their stories during this tour.